Gilfry probably the best Don Giovanni ever for acting, interpretation, vocal control and perfect Italian. He's not just into the part, here he becomes the part.
Rodney has so much better control than many other singers I've heard singing this; it's relaxing, soothing, and smooth as silk, while others bring too much vibrato so that things become too bumpy and overpowering. Liliana is great as well and has good chemistry and harmony
He's wonderful. Elegant singing and he so smoothly projects a predatory - actually Dracula-like quality...She's wonderful also - overcomes conventional scruples pretty fast and goes for it!
Rodney Gilfry is honestly the best Don Giovanni I've ever seen and listened to. I've seen and listened to dozens of productions of Don Giovanni, and none of the Dons come even close to the perfection of Gilfry's voice OR acting.
Mozart is an absolute genius and this masterpiece has one of the most beatiful "songs" of the story of music (stolen hundred times!!), the execution is wonderful and very sexy!!!
This is such a good version of the duet, Rodney is just fantastic! His acting and singing and they both have chemistry, they're both feeling the situation.
This production in particular is my favorite Don Giovanni. All of the Actors are excellent and the Orchestra is spot on! Perfezione! Grazie, amici miei, per l'eccellente performance!
Rodney Gilfry is certainly one of the best interpreters of Don Giovanni ever (and Thomas Allen is also up there with the very best). The tempo here is just a tad on the slow side for my liking, but it is a wonderful performance with Liliana Nikiteanu just fabulous as Zerlina too!
The brief string aside at 5:28 is literally all the proof you need that Mozart was a bajillion years ahead of his time. Just that little touch makes all the difference... you simply do not hear anything like that in other music from the time. To me sounds totally contemporary.
for real! The text says they'll partake in "innocent love", but Mozart presents an element of sleaze in the orchestra to show the irony in that statement
I relistened to it in this context. That embellishment hints at the Don being untrue- it goes into a more villainous minor tone compared to the rest of the piece. Very very smart.
Ich glaube, Oberhaus Zürich, 2001: Die schönste Inszenierung und Aufführung, die ich bisher gesehen und gehört habe!! Rod Gilfrey verkörpert perfekt den Charakter des verruchten Verführers und Liliana Nikiteanu jenen, der naiven Schönen, die sich von ihm überreden lässt. Bravi!!!
There is a lot or other splendid ones but yes he seems to come across with that realistic ultimate aggro charms that many stagings do not dare to display but that is truly portraying the original libretto/music drama...He is the kind of guy Da Ponte and Mozart had in mind.
beppi blabla what other splendid ones nowadays? I went to see mozart opera on the Vienna opera house and it sucked. Only the mezzo can remotely sing mozart. It was so bad that half of the people left after the second act. This woman here who sings zerlina is quite horrendous btw, typical of modern singers who can't understand how to sing mozart properly
Well, the Prague 2016/17 winter one was quite ok, we saw an ensemble of really-into-mozart-talented singers who quite souvereignly mastered a quite difficult set with ease and modern colour. And..the Gran Mo would have loved it.
what would you say is the perfect way to sing mozart? can you describe it in any way? i just started studying opera two semesters ago and i would like some input. even if it's just from a stranger on the internet :D
Annick Mörth listen to Arnold ostman's mozard recordings religiously!! :P he is so faithful that apparently even the instruments used are faithful to they period In general, mozart is about perfection of harmony, which means that you need to listen to the music as well as your voice. Most people just sing like a pop star-it's all about them, but to really sing mozart, the perfect harmony of voices and instruments is key. Mozart is sung right when in a harmony of voices, you can hear each individual voices as perfectly as the effect of harmony. That means usually, sing it how it's written and don't do any weirdly creative stuff, that's already very difficult to do. In puccini for example if your vibrato is not as well controlled, if you break up legatos, because of the nature of he music that focuses more on individual voices rather than harmony you can get away with it and lead people into thinking it's "your own musical interpretation." You can't do that with mozart, any small mistake is blatantly obvious. That's why there are many professional musicians who say: when you can really sing/play Mozart, you can do everything. Good luck!
Have a look at Frank Sinatra wooing Kathryn Grayson (ethnically Italian herself) in the scene from the 1947 film It Happened in Brooklyn (here in "Frank Sinatra Sings Opera) one of the most delightfully charming moments I have ever seen (including Peter Lawford's wistful glance at her as he accompanies them on piano)
Leslie Diaz I honestly find this to be the best performance of don I have come across of. The vocals are smooth and seductive, the acting is on spot and yeah, even I can tell he is attractive.
Là ci darem la mano, Là mi dirai di sì, Vedi, non è lontano, Partiam, ben mio, da qui. : Vorrei, e non vorrei, Mi trema un poco il cor Felice, è ver, sarei, Ma può burlami ancor. : Vieni, mio bel diletto! : Mifa pietà Masetto. : Io cangierò tua sorte! : Presto, non son più forte! : Andiam, andiam! (Zerlina): Andiam! (Don Giovanni et Zerlina): Andiam, andiam, mio bene, A ristorar le pene D'un innocente amor
Wow, what a gorgeous, seductive voice he has. Wonderful acting from these singers too. I just wish the costume designer had been a bit creative. I mean, Don Giovanni in beige? Really?
I dont mind that its beige, but it has very little fabric texture/details and that bothers me from an artistic stand point. Like, he looks good in the costume, and it seems to suit this actor's interpretation of the character well, but the result not super interesting to look at.
I agree. I love the facial expressions of Zerlina. She manages to convey her emotions so that one understands even if one does not know the story. This is the best performance that I have seen.
2:48 "La ci darem la mano" Italian Lyrics Don Giovanni: La ci darem la mano, La mi dirai di sì Vedi, non è lontano, Partiam, ben mio, da qui. Zerlina: Vorrei e non vorrei, Mi trema un poco il cor, Felice, è ver, sarei, Ma può burlarmi ancor! Don Giovanni: Vieni, mio bel diletto! Zerlina: Mi fa pietà Masetto. Don Giovanni: Io cangierò tua sorte. Zerlina: Presto... non son più forte. Don Giovanni: Andiam! Zerlina: Andiam! Duet: Andiam, andiam, mio bene, a ristorar le pene D’un innocente amor. "La ci darem la mano" English Translation Don Giovanni: There I'll give you my hand, There you'll say yes See, it is not far, my love, let's leave from here. Zerlina: Should I or shouldn't I, my heart trembles at the thought, it's true, I would be happy, I can still have fun! Don Giovanni: Come, my beloved beautiful! Zerlina: It makes me pity Masetto. Don Giovanni: I will change your fate. Zerlina: Soon ... I am no longer strong enough to resist. Don Giovanni: Let us go! Zerlina: Let us go! Duet: Come, come, my darling, to restore our pleasure of an innocent love.
Wow --- thanks to Listener's Club for including this in his post today. I agree with everything everyone has already said. I'm going to copy in again the info I wanted, given by David Leist below: 2001 - Zurich Opera House Orchestra and Chorus. DVD: Arthaus Musik Cat: 100 328. Available on eBay. Gilfry was a terrific Don Alfonso in Santa Fe Opera's 2019 Cosi -- his entrance in that weird production may remain my favorite forever. I had never seen or heard him earlier in his career and wow!!!! Thank you.
Aimée, thank you so much for posting this! By far the most seductive performance of this scene I've ever seen. Could you (or anyone else) please tell me which production this is, i.e. which DVD it's from? If the rest of the production/performances is as excellent as this one, it's a definite must-buy for me!
I had actually posted the opera on UA-cam with my own subtitles but it was taken down because it was not my content. I don't know if you can find it online unless you buy it.
El un seductor enpedernido la quiere seducir y que acceda a sus pretensiones sexuales, para ello, Mozart le pone una música de la nobleza para quev ella perciba el ambiente que logrará del conde, pero al estar ya seducida,le pone una música saltarina característica del campo de donde ella procede, con lo cual da a entender que él la esta engañando.
Gilfry really captures the animal essence of the Don in this production.
Gilfry probably the best Don Giovanni ever for acting, interpretation, vocal control and perfect Italian. He's not just into the part, here he becomes the part.
Rodney has so much better control than many other singers I've heard singing this; it's relaxing, soothing, and smooth as silk, while others bring too much vibrato so that things become too bumpy and overpowering. Liliana is great as well and has good chemistry and harmony
He's wonderful. Elegant singing and he so smoothly projects a predatory - actually Dracula-like quality...She's wonderful also - overcomes conventional scruples pretty fast and goes for it!
And this is WHY I must learn it!
Rodney Gilfry is honestly the best Don Giovanni I've ever seen and listened to. I've seen and listened to dozens of productions of Don Giovanni, and none of the Dons come even close to the perfection of Gilfry's voice OR acting.
He can darem my Mano anytime 😍💋🎼
Definitely
Truly evil. Truly well sung. Truly well interpreted.
Incredible. Top top top quality
Mozart is an absolute genius and this masterpiece has one of the most beatiful "songs" of the story of music (stolen hundred times!!), the execution is wonderful and very sexy!!!
i'm italian and this man has a perfect pronounce
Anche io sono d'accordo / I also agree
Viva italiaaaaaaaaaa/W Italy
Davvero, italiana anche io e sono d'accordo.
Verissimo
Pronunciation. 👓🎓💼
This is such a good version of the duet, Rodney is just fantastic! His acting and singing and they both have chemistry, they're both feeling the situation.
Best Don Giovanni ever! He completely hypnotized me! :D
Best play! Best voices! Best expression!!! Bravo million times!!!!!!!
Little note mostly for myself, 2:49 is when the song properly starts
Kovu ?! I somehow really wasn't expecting to find you here x) very useful comment by the way ! Hope you have a great day !
Thank you
Ty!
thanks
Perfect thank you!
These Gaston vibes I'm getting from him though omg lol
omg true
And that, sir, is what renders Mozart's quarter/crotchet rest different from all the rest!
Lmao
I bet Richard White could have killed this.
@@roseblossom2023 yyun
Best version... How soft and beautiful. Harmonious.
the almost satanic smile of Giovanni when she says the first andiam....
Not an opera expert but apart from my favorite rendition of this duet, the acting was really great: lively but subtle.
Incredible nuance of voice texture and timbre. Wow!
He sings Piano so beautifully, the support is incredible
I love this, I can’t stop watching it
Best version of this aria! Very well acted!
Pitch- perfect! The whole presentation of this captures the key moment in the opera!
This production in particular is my favorite Don Giovanni. All of the Actors are excellent and the Orchestra is spot on! Perfezione! Grazie, amici miei, per l'eccellente performance!
Aria properly starts at 2:49, before it's the recitativo
*duet
I was going to add this to my kids music class but watching it... better not... I'll get a non-video version 🤣
Fabulous, singing and acting
Rodney Gilfry is certainly one of the best interpreters of Don Giovanni ever (and Thomas Allen is also up there with the very best). The tempo here is just a tad on the slow side for my liking, but it is a wonderful performance with Liliana Nikiteanu just fabulous as Zerlina too!
The brief string aside at 5:28 is literally all the proof you need that Mozart was a bajillion years ahead of his time. Just that little touch makes all the difference... you simply do not hear anything like that in other music from the time. To me sounds totally contemporary.
for real! The text says they'll partake in "innocent love", but Mozart presents an element of sleaze in the orchestra to show the irony in that statement
And yet Mozart goes even further and shows that both can be true at the same: innocence and irony.
Exactly. That little touch is the difference between a genius and a good composer.
I relistened to it in this context. That embellishment hints at the Don being untrue- it goes into a more villainous minor tone compared to the rest of the piece. Very very smart.
@@whatdoyousuppose Zerlina is being seduced... she is no sleaze.
Ich glaube, Oberhaus Zürich, 2001: Die schönste Inszenierung und Aufführung, die ich bisher gesehen und gehört habe!! Rod Gilfrey verkörpert perfekt den Charakter des verruchten Verführers und Liliana Nikiteanu jenen, der naiven Schönen, die sich von ihm überreden lässt. Bravi!!!
He IS Don Giovanni!!!
Who turned the heat up 🥵😍😍😍😍😛 what a monumental task, to remain professional with this Don Giovanni. #Hotttt
Honestly rodney gilfry is the last generation of singers who still knows how to sing Mozart.
There is a lot or other splendid ones but yes he seems to come across with that realistic ultimate aggro charms that many stagings do not dare to display but that is truly portraying the original libretto/music drama...He is the kind of guy Da Ponte and Mozart had in mind.
beppi blabla what other splendid ones nowadays? I went to see mozart opera on the Vienna opera house and it sucked. Only the mezzo can remotely sing mozart. It was so bad that half of the people left after the second act.
This woman here who sings zerlina is quite horrendous btw, typical of modern singers who can't understand how to sing mozart properly
Well, the Prague 2016/17 winter one was quite ok, we saw an ensemble of really-into-mozart-talented singers who quite souvereignly mastered a quite difficult set with ease and modern colour. And..the Gran Mo would have loved it.
what would you say is the perfect way to sing mozart? can you describe it in any way? i just started studying opera two semesters ago and i would like some input. even if it's just from a stranger on the internet :D
Annick Mörth listen to Arnold ostman's mozard recordings religiously!! :P he is so faithful that apparently even the instruments used are faithful to they period
In general, mozart is about perfection of harmony, which means that you need to listen to the music as well as your voice. Most people just sing like a pop star-it's all about them, but to really sing mozart, the perfect harmony of voices and instruments is key. Mozart is sung right when in a harmony of voices, you can hear each individual voices as perfectly as the effect of harmony. That means usually, sing it how it's written and don't do any weirdly creative stuff, that's already very difficult to do. In puccini for example if your vibrato is not as well controlled, if you break up legatos, because of the nature of he music that focuses more on individual voices rather than harmony you can get away with it and lead people into thinking it's "your own musical interpretation." You can't do that with mozart, any small mistake is blatantly obvious. That's why there are many professional musicians who say: when you can really sing/play Mozart, you can do everything. Good luck!
This is the best version I have ever seen ❤
Me either
Fantastic:
Là ci darem la mano,
Là mi dirai di sì.
Vedi, non è lontano;
Partiam, ben mio, da qui.
Wow... That silent pause at the begining really does the job :D
Watched this for class. This is a steamy fucking opera, Christ
Even steamier if you see it at the MET. They use real fire when he goes to hell. I could feel it all the way up in the family circle!
2:49 thanks whoever posted
wonderful interpretation of my most beautiful and most important aria/duett
“An innocent love” huh ?
*starts undressing*
Mhm I see..
Ahahahha true
Bravi !!! Molto bene!!!! Grazie mille!
I thought the sexiest La ci darem was Bryn Terfel and Hei-Kyung Hong until I saw THIS. Someone turn on the A/C! 🔥😍
Have a look at Frank Sinatra wooing Kathryn Grayson (ethnically Italian herself) in the scene from the 1947 film It Happened in Brooklyn (here in "Frank Sinatra Sings Opera) one of the most delightfully charming moments I have ever seen (including Peter Lawford's wistful glance at her as he accompanies them on piano)
Don Giovanni is hot in this one.
+Leslie Diaz As he should be!!
Leslie Diaz I honestly find this to be the best performance of don I have come across of. The vocals are smooth and seductive, the acting is on spot and yeah, even I can tell he is attractive.
And here I was too busy staring at Zerlina to notice! ;)
The first sung word of this duet is "là"(there in Italian), not la(the).
so was I, she is acting pretty well going though all this feelings upheaval !!
Liliana Nikiteanu はいい音色をもつたいへん素晴らしいソプラノだ これからの活躍がとても楽しみだ
Baby it’s cold outside, but make it mozart
Rod gilfrey is the best 😍 the real don giovanni
Wonderful ! Bravissimi, Liliana and Rodney !!!!!!
Multumim!😇🥰
Là ci darem la mano,
Là mi dirai di sì,
Vedi, non è lontano,
Partiam, ben mio, da qui.
:
Vorrei, e non vorrei,
Mi trema un poco il cor
Felice, è ver, sarei,
Ma può burlami ancor.
:
Vieni, mio bel diletto!
:
Mifa pietà Masetto.
:
Io cangierò tua sorte!
:
Presto, non son più forte!
:
Andiam, andiam!
(Zerlina):
Andiam!
(Don Giovanni et Zerlina):
Andiam, andiam, mio bene,
A ristorar le pene
D'un innocente amor
Original mister stole your girl lmfao
Lol my teacher showed the class this and she said it might cringe people out and it did half of us cringed i'm like '' Look at this dude''
He's supposed to give that impression. Don Giovanni is an asshole who gets dragged off to hell for all the shit he's done at the end of the opera.
@@saintroddy True.
An outstanding rendering! MERCI BEAUCOUP from Paris France
Wow, what a gorgeous, seductive voice he has. Wonderful acting from these singers too. I just wish the costume designer had been a bit creative. I mean, Don Giovanni in beige? Really?
Of course, same colour as his little beast
The costume is perfect and soo sexy.
I dont mind that its beige, but it has very little fabric texture/details and that bothers me from an artistic stand point. Like, he looks good in the costume, and it seems to suit this actor's interpretation of the character well, but the result not super interesting to look at.
@@wolfgangamadeusjoshdephuta9371 LOL
I'm SO learning this!
Sublime interpretazione!
No Zerlina! It's a trap! :))
isn't a trap, she knows he's lying, but the desire is greater..
Too late...
LOL
A trap why?
I haven’t seen the opera btw
She has such a unique beauty, my type
The Opera transcription of Liszt’s Don Juan is amazing! 😮
Molto molto bello 😁
Najlepsza wersja ever!
Sexiest La Ci Darem ever! Bravissimo!
I agree. I love the facial expressions of Zerlina. She manages to convey her emotions so that one understands even if one does not know the story. This is the best performance that I have seen.
_Let your man know that
/ Mr. Steal Your Girl is back_
2:48
"La ci darem la mano" Italian Lyrics
Don Giovanni:
La ci darem la mano,
La mi dirai di sì
Vedi, non è lontano,
Partiam, ben mio, da qui.
Zerlina:
Vorrei e non vorrei,
Mi trema un poco il cor,
Felice, è ver, sarei,
Ma può burlarmi ancor!
Don Giovanni:
Vieni, mio bel diletto!
Zerlina:
Mi fa pietà Masetto.
Don Giovanni:
Io cangierò tua sorte.
Zerlina:
Presto... non son più forte.
Don Giovanni:
Andiam!
Zerlina:
Andiam!
Duet:
Andiam, andiam, mio bene,
a ristorar le pene
D’un innocente amor.
"La ci darem la mano" English Translation
Don Giovanni:
There I'll give you my hand,
There you'll say yes
See, it is not far,
my love, let's leave from here.
Zerlina:
Should I or shouldn't I,
my heart trembles at the thought,
it's true, I would be happy,
I can still have fun!
Don Giovanni:
Come, my beloved beautiful!
Zerlina:
It makes me pity Masetto.
Don Giovanni:
I will change your fate.
Zerlina:
Soon ... I am no longer strong enough to resist.
Don Giovanni:
Let us go!
Zerlina:
Let us go!
Duet:
Come, come, my darling,
to restore our pleasure
of an innocent love.
Best performance ✌🏾👍🏼
Wow --- thanks to Listener's Club for including this in his post today. I agree with everything everyone has already said. I'm going to copy in again the info I wanted, given by David Leist below:
2001 - Zurich Opera House Orchestra and Chorus. DVD: Arthaus Musik Cat: 100 328. Available on eBay.
Gilfry was a terrific Don Alfonso in Santa Fe Opera's 2019 Cosi -- his entrance in that weird production may remain my favorite forever. I had never seen or heard him earlier in his career and wow!!!! Thank you.
………🌟MERAVIGLIA🌟…………
Gosh! Even I fell for him! Haha He’s good!
Aimée, thank you so much for posting this! By far the most seductive performance of this scene I've ever seen. Could you (or anyone else) please tell me which production this is, i.e. which DVD it's from? If the rest of the production/performances is as excellent as this one, it's a definite must-buy for me!
I had actually posted the opera on UA-cam with my own subtitles but it was taken down because it was not my content. I don't know if you can find it online unless you buy it.
2001 - Zurich Opera House Orchestra and Chorus. DVD: Arthaus Musik Cat: 100 328. Available on eBay.
@@DavidLeist you are a saint!
É uma obra prima!
On Wednesdays I go shopping and have buttered scones for tea!
guys trust me italian doesnt sound like this normally, I'm a native speaker and can varely understand it
Bro' Got Game!
That is one sexy Don Giovanni!
Ja, ganz toll, so kann ich mir diese Situation vorstellen....
After that
Don giovani: now it's clobbering hour
He’s a lumber jack and he’s ok
He sleeps all night and he works all day
Excellent.
I’ m italian and io doing my music’s homework now.
They have a perfect pronunce!!
Maybe they are in Italy?
I am actually going to preforming this at a talent show I am hoping that I can do as well as he did it
How'd it go?
you blew them away?
Da la impresión de que esta área evoca el tema de escoger las afinidades unidas a las críticas que nos puedan mejorar punto final
An die 10aG, die Arie startet bei 2:49, davor ist es rezitativ.
이거 뭐냐;;;최고의 연출과 연기다
Yom Yom Indeed.
2:48 V.A.Mocarts - opera "Dons Žuāns" D.Žuāna duetīno ar Cerlīnu I cēl.
Rodney Glifry? Best baritone for this role, and this area specifically?
He looks like Patrick Swayze at some angles, especially at 3:10.😂😍
Very suggestive undressing there.
El un seductor enpedernido la quiere seducir y que acceda a sus pretensiones sexuales, para ello, Mozart le pone una música de la nobleza para quev ella perciba el ambiente que logrará del conde, pero al estar ya seducida,le pone una música saltarina característica del campo de donde ella procede, con lo cual da a entender que él la esta engañando.
Vince McMahon is one hell of a singer.
Is it wrong to get Christine and Raoul vibes from this and I have to preform this for a class
this song will make no sense post covid-19
y'all are talking about the Don in this production, I'm wondering what are your thoughts on Zerlina?
I read that Mozart wrote this for Luigi Brasso, who kept changing the opera to suit himself.
2:48 for the tune
The Old Time Was totaly Miserable!
imagine Had To Flirt 6 mins and sing awww Hard
It starts at 2:48, guys.
After listening to Chopin's Variations, I come here.
Same, but I’m playing them. Var 2 and 4 give me nightmares
Perfect perfection did I say it's good
Lui è Don Giovanni!!
This is for my FUCKING homework in music ! Daimn it !
Lo divertido que es meterle letra a una chica.
let us go, let us go, my belovedto ease the pangsof an innocent love
Please can someone tell me what Zerlina says after the second time Don Giovanni sings: partiam bel mio da qui. Thank you very much!
mia può burlarmi ancor
She's gotta have it.